Marianne Taylor Bio

Marianne Taylor is a Roots music promoter from Raleigh, NC. It is her love for the music, musicians, and fans that shows throughout all that she does. Because of this passion, her strong work ethic, and her honesty, artists' agents are eager to work with Taylor and have been very loyal to her, sending their best acts to Raleigh. She has also built a strong fanbase over the years.

Taylor has lived primarily in Raleigh for 14 years, having moved from Virginia. She lived in Nashville, Tennessee for one year from 2002 - 2003.

Before moving to Nashville, Taylor booked many cover bands and 4 of the Triangle area's better venues for cover bands. Heading into the Winter months of 2002, all 4 venues terminated most their music until Spring. It was at that time that Taylor decided to move to Nashville to broaden her knowledge of national Roots artists. Upon returning to Raleigh, she started bringing the music that she loved to Raleigh as a promoter. Some of the well-known acts that she has brought to Raleigh in the last 4 years are listed on the PREVIOUS SHOWS page.

For 3 years (from November 2003) Marianne Taylor was assistant to the owner of The Pour House Music Hall, handling all of the show promotions, advertising, web site, media, washing windows, trash removal, and anything else that needed doing, in addition to promoting her own Roots music shows.

In October of 2006, Hideaway BBQ opened and Taylor left her position at The Pour House to concentrate solely on anything having to do with music at Hideaway. Prior to opening, owner Palmer Stacy, had her on a retainer for 18 months, wanting only Taylor to buy talent for Hideaway. For the 15 months that Hideaway was open. it became known as one of the premier Roots music venues in the country. Taylor handled every aspect of the music that was brought to Hideaway including booking, promoting, web site, My Space page, advertising, advancing shows, band hospitality, customer relations, advance ticket sales, weekly email, running the door, settling with bands, securing sound and security, and anything else that needed doing. Hideaway closed on January 19, 2008 and Taylor moved her shows primarily to the Berkeley Café. She has also put shows at the Lincoln Theatre and Slim’s Downtown.